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USGS usp000jjae

20 Apr 2012, 23:19

270 km WSW of Meulaboh, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.7 mww earthquake at 24.6 km depth.

Depth24.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 270 km WSW of Meulaboh, Indonesia?

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3.256000, 93.853000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jjae
Coordinates
3.256, 93.853
Network
us
Significance
500